I went to a Bikram class once and it was horrible. Not because of the heat but because the teacher was useless. I'm super judgmental about it, though, for the reasons Kat mentioned, and can't be objective. For one thing, the idea of having to do the exact same poses every time in the same order seems incredibly boring to me.

I'd say hot yoga is any kind of yoga in a heated room. My studio has hot classes that are different varieties of yoga. Room may be a range of temperatures depending on the teacher, time of day, and number of students. I like it if it's not super hot.

I have not lost a ton of weight doing yoga. What a rip off!

Canned peaches, Suzi? That means your meetings will always go well(/Deadwood)

After I adjusted to the Bikram heat, I'd feel fabulous after a class. And since I was an ashtanga woman, the repeating series of poses didn't bother me, but actually helped me get into the meditative state of mind.

I never lost a ton a weight either, but when I've got a regular yoga practice I notice that I don't hurt myself as much doing other things - my balance is better so I don't trip while walking, throw my back out, etc.

What's gonna work? Teamwork!

We're not too big and we're not too tough, but when we work together, we've got the right stuff!

Man, I miss the stupid Wonder Pets.

I bet the ashtanga style works for some people as a form of moving meditation, not having to process new instructions and just moving from pose to pose.

I decided to give it a shot. I know nothing about yoga so it'll be all new to me anyway. I think I'll wait for full on winter when I may really appreciate the heat.

Good for you, brenda! The day you start, hydrate, hydrate, hydrate, and watch how you eat. The only goal at first is to stay in the room, not do every pose.

30+ Weird, Geeky and Cool Wedding Cakes

My faves are:

• Cake with little bride and groom Daleks on top. I wonder if their wedding vows had a vow to exterminate together?
• Dalek cake
• Cake with cute little bride and groom Alien Chestbursters on top. I'm sorry, but Giger Aliens in wedding formal-wear never gets old....
• eta: Corpse Bride cake is cute too....

We had soccer this weekend, Leif's team did great and he played a great game.

Em's team, well it looked like it was going to be a rough game just seeing the other team and thinking "those are 11 and 10 year olds?" a lot of them looked like high school girls. The final score was some very high number to 0, the poor girls were just overmatched physically and in experience. The other team was making accurate passes that went over Em's team's heads and just running though, past, and over her teammates. It's tough to take on other players when you only come up to the middle their chest.

Em put out some effort though, which was good to see. She doesn't really care about winning and losing fortunately, she just likes being part of the team.